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1. CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FIRST AVENGER MOVIE COVER FULL
2. CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FIRST AVENGER MOVIE COVER TRIAL

Those decisions meant that if we get a second Captain America movie, it is unlikely to feature the same cast in the same setting, and that disappoints me. In order for all the pieces to be in place for next year's Avengers movie, certain decisions had to be made. This movie is part 5 of the Marvel movie saga. The only problem I had with Captain America: The First Avenger is flagged in the title. That’s something I love about this movie. It’s almost a foreign idea in our modern times for heroes to act like heroes. And unlike more contemporary films, the setting allows for the good guys to be good guys and the bad guys to be bad guys. The whole film feels like it has been shot in sepia tones, making the film look and feel like a lost relic of a bygone age. The World War II backdrop is almost a character onto itself. And the setting doesn’t exactly hurt either. Just in time to take on Hydra, an off-shoot of the Nazis, led by the villainous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving).Įveryone in this movie, from the leads to the supporting actors, puts in a great performance. And frail Steve Rogers becomes super human Captain America.

CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FIRST AVENGER MOVIE COVER TRIAL

When the opportunity comes to be a trial subject in a super soldier experiment, he jumps at the opportunity. Despite being continually rejected for the army, he perseveres. He wants to fight because, as someone who has been bullied his entire life, he wants to what is right and oppose the Nazis – the bullies of Europe. Steve doesn’t want to fight because of some kind of macho idealism or misplaced patriotism. When we first meet Steve Rogers (played by Chris Evans), he’s a scrawny, sickly young man who desperately wants to enlist in the army and fight for his country. What we have here is a film that manages to be a tight, heart-felt adventure that is one of the most consistently good superhero movies ever made. This is a superhero adventure movie set during WWII that also has to act as the next chapter in the ongoing Marvel movie continuity already set up by Thor, Iron Man, and The Incredible Hulk. So it was inevitable that Captain America would get his turn to shine as part of the Marvel Comics onslaught of the silver screen. Since then, Captain America has been front and centre amongst the many Marvel superheroes. Here was the very image of American freedom and pride in action.

CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FIRST AVENGER MOVIE COVER FULL

This was pretty forward thinking of the artist, considering the attack on Pearl Harbour and America’s entry into World War II was still a full year away. On the cover was an image of a man dressed in an American flag themed costume punching Hitler in the face. If you were checking out the racks of magazines and comic books in December 1940, you might have caught a glimpse of a brand new comic book called Captain America Comics.